January 2008 - Posts

• update on dog/family integration

  So far, so good. I completely misspoke when I said that Gerald wouldn’t want the dog in our bedroom, and he set me straight after he saw my post :) So last night we had her sleep in the crate in our room, and it was a big improvement. She settled... Posted Jan 30 2008, 01:28 PM by mamamusings

• and the winner is...

  Morgan! After visiting with both of the dogs today at the shelter, it was clear that Missey was a lot more standoffish, and that Morgan had far less of the chow tendency towards aloofness. So we signed the papers, paid the fee, and brought her home! She’s... Posted Jan 28 2008, 11:28 PM by mamamusings

• decisions, decisions

  We’ve decided, after much family discussion, to adopt a dog, which is a pretty big deal! Today Erin and Alex and I went to two animal shelters. Our original plan was to look at a pug that was at the downtown shelter, but it had just been adopted... Posted Jan 27 2008, 05:03 PM by mamamusings

• one big happy family

  There’s an oft-quoted saying that academic politics are so vicious because the stakes are so low. (I’ve most often heard it attributed to Kissinger, but this response on Ask Metafilter provides a much better history of the aphorism.) This... Posted Jan 23 2008, 01:29 AM by mamamusings

• loving las vegas

  Gerald and I got back yesterday from our three-day trip to Vegas, and we had a fabulous time. We saw two Cirque du Soleil shows (Love, which was the reason we went, and Zumanity, which I enjoyed but not as much as Love). We also did lots of sightseeing... Posted Jan 16 2008, 12:44 AM by mamamusings

• corporations bicker, and everybody loses

  I got an iPod Touch for Christmas, which was really exciting, because I love watching TV shows on my iPod (especially when I travel). But when I went to the iTunes music store to download the TV shows I wanted—specifically Project Runway, Top Chef... Posted Jan 05 2008, 08:51 PM by mamamusings

• my year in cities

  Steven Johnson has picked up on Jason Kottke’s theme of listing all the cities visited in the previous year. Here’s mine: Colorado Springs, CO Washington, DC* Buffalo, NY* Winnipeg, MB Montreal, QB Seattle, WA Irvine, CA San Francisco, CA... Posted Jan 02 2008, 06:10 PM by mamamusings

• resolved

  For 2008, I resolve to write more. Blog posts. Grant applications. Research articles. My writing skills are atrophying from lack of use, and that’s got to change. There are other things I hope to do this year, but I’m keeping the “resolution”... Posted Jan 01 2008, 07:40 PM by mamamusings